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EventMbongeni Ngema was born on this day
… Tony Awards and later also for the Grammy Awards. Some of his most successful plays include Woza Albert, Township Fever … Century. During the African…
EventOrlando Pirates captain and goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa dies
… Meyiwa was born on 24 September 1987 in Umlazi , Durban. His last appearance on television screens was on 25 October … won 4-1. The 27 year old Pirates…
Zephania Mothopeng - Searchlight South Africa, Vol 1, No. 2, February 1989
… problems. But we print it, because Mothopeng has played his part in the South African struggle, and his account should be known. We have been told that other…
EventDr Joshua Nkomo African nationalist and guerrilla leader is born.
… Bulilima later known as Semokwe Reserve.He started his primary education at Tjolotjo School.In 1941 he … of Zimbabwe, from prostate cancer. He is…
EventEgyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack
… up to for leadership. For him, the comprehensive defeat of his army by Israel was a major blow and he offered his resignation.Nasser is still highly revered…
EventGamal Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic
… Egypt and the first president of the United Arab Republic. His legacy was one of awakening, of wasting Arab nationalism … Nasser's schemes for Arab unity…
EventAllan Boesak guilty on charges of fraud
… but released in 2001, having served just over one year of his three year sentence. Boesak has been readmitted as a church minister after the clearing of his…
EventThe Battle of Gingindlovu
… King Cetshwayo's 10 000 strong army was defeated and his military kraal destroyed by British troops. In this … angered King Cetshwayo because it weakened the…
EventMakapane’s Cave is under siege
… and M.W. Pretorius. The body of Piet Potgieter, who lost his life in the early stages of the siege, was retrieved by Paul Kruger, later president of the ZAR,…
EventTogolese football player, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is born
… Tottenham Hotspurs. In 2006, Adebayor represented Togo in his first world cup in Germany. The same year, he took part … briefly retired from international…
EventMark Thatcher arrested
… British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was arrested at his Cape Town home on 25 August 2004. Thatcher was charged … to have been unaware what the money…
EventLord Roberts crosses the Vaal River en route to Pretoria
… African War (1899-1902), Field Marshall Lord Roberts and his forces crossed the Vaal River heading to Pretoria.This mission was not without obstacles as on…
EventRichard Maponya, one of South Africa’s richest businessmen, is born
… first by opening small grocery shops in Soweto with his wife. He then went on to bigger ventures such as setting … motor dealerships, a BMW franchise and…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
… Da Gama gives the following description of them in his diary: 'The inhabitants of this country are … in the fire, is attached...' Further east Da Gama and…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… served to confirm that the person had agreed to serve his/her employer to whom they were to be allotted to by the … punishment on the immigrants. The…
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
… object for which we are striving to raise the status of His Majesty's subjects [Indian] and that this desirable and … SAIC was opened by J.X. Merriman on 26…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Celebration of Workers Day, Swellendam, Western Cape, 1 May 2006
… Unskilled people travelled from where we lived to go and work in the mines. The times have changed. Wherever you want to work these days, it is necessary…
PlaceMankweng or Turfloop
… the University-College of the North was established by the Apartheid Regime in pursuit of its policy of racially …
EventNjabulo Ndebele was born on this day
… was born in Coronation Hospital in Johannesburg, where his mother worked as a nurse. [1] He matriculated in … Cambridge and the University of Denver where he…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… Art Centre, Katlehong Art centre and Thupelo Workshop. His drive for social equality, was equal to his passion for the arts/ …
PlaceGroot Drakenstein Prison
… Nelson Mandela was incarcerated here. Mandela also took his steps to freedom through these gates in 1990. The prison has a huge bronze statue of Mandela with…
EventThe inquest into the death of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Bantu Biko, opens in Pretoria
… he had suffered some kind of head trauma. An inquest into his death was held two months later in Pretoria. The inquest … police officers had in fact…
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
… February to form a coalition after Smuts had surrendered his principles on the issue of the African vote in the Cape … to the golden calf, scoffed Hertzog's…
EventBoris Becker of West Germany beats Kevin Curren of SA at Wimbledon.
… Becker beat Curren in the finals 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4. After his defeat, Kevin Curren said he thought the game would see … tournament began, raised the coveted…
EventCongo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo
… heart of Africa to Christian missionaries. The king and his officials relied on forced labour and his reign resulted in the deaths of millions of Congolese. …
EventKenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia dies after a long illness
… war office meant to rehabilitate African soldiers. During his time there, Kaggia studied political science, journalism … Kenya with a mission to Africanise…
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
… left-side spinner. Though he began as a bowler, over time his batting became better than his bowling leading him to become a dependable middle-order …
EventWomen’s Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
… to ill health. The speech was read out to the public by his aide. In his speech Steyn emphasised that the memorial has not been …
PlaceStatue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens
… of Rhodes wearing a three-piece suit, standing with his left hand raised and pointing North. The Monument is … top of Adderley Street because of the scale of…
Address at the Mercosur Summit, Florianopolis, Brazil, 15 December 2000
… solidarity and an opportunity for the developing world to work together for our own development. Obviously, we have to … betterment of the lives of our…